Maoist Center’s CC meeting today likely to take action against its 7 ministers

KATHMANDU: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda has called a Central Committee (CC) meeting on Sunday.

The CC meeting to be held at the central party headquarters in Paris Danda is making preparations to take action against those who recently joined the CPN-UML, according to a CC member of the Maoist Center. The meeting will take place at 11 am.

UML Chair and Prime Minister KP Oli convened a CC meeting on Friday (March 12) and nominated 23 former leaders of the Maoist Center to the central committee of the CPN-UML, leaving the disgruntled faction in the dark. Of them, seven are ministers in the Oli-led cabinet.

Issuing a 24-hour ultimatum, a CC meeting of the Maoist Center held on March 29 called back its ministers participating in the Oli-led cabinet.

“Preparations are underway to take actions against its seven ministers participating in the Oli-led government,” said the Maoist Center leader.

If the actions are taken against these representatives, they will lose the post of lawmakers as per the provision laid down in the Political Party Act, 2017.